CA CA - Alex Goodwin Jr., 22, Berkeley, 16 August 2016 *fresh initiative*

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Family demands justice for slain rapper

Berkeley cold case murder reward increases to $50,000
Apr 16, 2019
"BERKELEY (KRON) - The Berkeley Police Department is more than tripling the reward money being offered for information to solve a cold case murder.

Alex Goodwin Jr. was gunned down more than two years ago and investigators and the victim's family believe more money could help solve this case.

Goodwin was shot to death outside his home just before midnight on Aug. 16, 2016 -- Changing his family's lives forever.

Goodwin was just 22-years-old when he was killed."

"A mural painted on his house at Mabel and Burnett Streets in Berkeley honor the late musician and, also reminds his grandmother and sister about that terrible night everyday."
Officer Byron White says this is one of several cold cases for which the police department will be increasing the reward money in the near future.

"As time goes on, we've seen that the $15,000 isn't enough money to bring those people who are concerned about their safety, concerned about retaliation and retribution to come forward. We're hoping that this increased amount will make people come forward," Officer White said."

 

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Berkeley homicide victim ID'd as Alex Goodwin Jr., 22
"The young man attended Cragmont Elementary School, King Middle School and Berkeley High.

In a chilling post on Twitter less than a week ago, Goodwin wrote, “When I die, turnup for me… On Mabel in front of Grams house like I would want you to.”

Goodwin was an aspiring rapper. Scroll down for a video of a recent recording he had posted online."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJFaSETf5RY

 

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Slain Berkeley Rapper's Family Hopes Reward Revives Cold Case

BERKELEY, CA — The family of an aspiring Berkeley rapper shot to death in 2016 is still seeking answers as the five-year anniversary of his killing nears, KTVU reports.

Alex Goodwin's family is hoping a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest, will help revive a case that has gone cold.

Goodwin, 22, was the victim of a targeted shooting on Aug. 18, 2016 according to the report.

The shooting occurred outside at his family's home on Mabel Street near San Pablo Park after someone the family didn't recognize rang their doorbell shortly before midnight according to the report.

Gunshots were heard after Goodwin went out a back door to see who was at the doorbell, the report said.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Berkeley police homicide detail at (510) 981-5741 or the department's 24-hour non-emergency number at (510) 981-5900.

 

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Aug 20 2021
''This week marks five years since 22-year-old Alex Goodwin was murdered outside his home in Berkeley.''

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''BERKELEY, Calif. - It's been almost five years since aspiring rapper Alex Goodwin, 22, was shot and killed outside his grandmother's home in Berkeley.

For Patterson, not a day goes by that she doesn't miss her grandson.

"He was my right hand. Anything he could do for his grandmother, he would do," Patterson said. "We’re still healing from this because it was just like nonsense, like a bad dream."

For the family, it was a nightmare that started on Mabel Street near San Pablo Park on Aug. 18, 2016. Someone rang the door just before midnight. Goodwin didn’t recognize who it was and went out the back door to get a better look.

"I just heard the the three gunshots," said Aneka Patterson, Goodwin's sister. She waited for police to arrive and then saw her brother on the ground''

''Goodwin, known as "Aye–Gee" after his initials, was an aspiring rapper, a proud product of Berkeley schools.''

''His mother Kameka Goodwin says she doesn’t want people to make assumptions about him. She says he’s not just another number.


"A gang banger who lived by the gun, died by the gun. And that was not Alex. That was not what he was about. He was a college kid," Goodwin said.''